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To: John Pitera who wrote (3963)	6/1/2001 5:48:30 PM
From: OX	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 33421

what the article doesn't clearly point out (or I may have missed it) is that insiders (execs and directors in particular) can only sell at restricted times. True there has been more selling than buying, but usually discriminate selling is not a good sign of anything (as opposed to "indiscriminate" selling :-). I guess my point is that if execs like J.Chambers at CSCO can't tell about an impending slowdown to his business, why would he know anymore about when to sell his options? He probably sells when his tax accountant tells him to, and as a need to continually diversify his holdings.

To: John Pitera who wrote (3963)	6/1/2001 10:27:08 PM
From: John Madarasz	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 33421

Important Exponential Moving Average crossover... stockcharts.com[w,a]daclyymy[dc][pc5!c21!b50!f][vc60][iUb14!La12,26,9!Lh14,3] see 1 month chart also So far in 2001, executive sentiment in the semiconductor industry has been the most bearish in February ($1,227.36) and the least so in March ($39.78). April, however, saw another spike in bearish sentiment, as insiders in this industry disposed of $833.59 in shares for every $1 they added to their holdings. The volume of semiconductor insider purchases in April was less than half its March level, while April sales were nearly six times higher than the previous month. In fact, the semiconductor industry ranked third among all industries (behind retail goods and communications) in the list of industries with the highest sales volumes in April. insiderscores.com Thanks for the encouraging comments earlier. The obvious hard work around here is infectious... Have a great weekend, John